Used in the manufacture of herbicides pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. Employed in textile dyeing and printing processes. Used as a laboratory reagent for analytical and research applications. Applied in the production of thiourea and other sulfur-containing compounds. Utilized in photographic and electroplating processes.

Its primary purpose is to serve as a source of the thiocyanate ion in chemical synthesis analytical testing and industrial manufacturing processes.

Ammonium thiocyanate is a colorless crystalline inorganic salt that is highly soluble in water. It contains ammonium and thiocyanate ions and is widely used as a chemical intermediate and laboratory reagent.